Luxman D-357 (1987)
The Luxman D-357 is a compact disc player from 1987. It came after the first generation of players and before the format settled into its mass-market form. The headline feature is the linear 18-bit, 8-times oversampling design, a serious specification for the era. It runs two PCM56P DAC chips, one per channel, and uses a Sony KSS-150A laser mechanism, a common and well-regarded transport of the period.
The rest of the spec sheet is what you'd expect from a quality late-80s Luxman. Dynamic range is rated at 96 dB, signal-to-noise ratio at 105 dB, channel separation at 100 dB, and distortion at a very low 0.002%. The line output is a standard 2V. There is a headphone output (12 mW) and an optical digital output, a nice inclusion for 1987 since it let the player work with the emerging outboard DACs. It draws 18 watts and weighs 4.7 kg, with dimensions of 440 x 87 x 280 mm.
Documentation on the D-357 is thin. The only corroborating source is a single hifi-wiki entry, and period reviews have not surfaced in the archive beyond brief mentions in dealer roundup listings, such as those in HiFI-Stereo (March 1997, p.86). There is no original retail price, no production end date, and no word on how it was positioned against the rest of Luxman's lineup that year.
Known Specifications
- Type: CD player (digital audio system)
- Year: 1987
- DAC: 2 × PCM56P
- CD mechanism: Sony KSS-150A
- 8× oversampling, linear 18-bit
- Dynamic range: 96 dB
- Signal-to-noise ratio: 105 dB
- Channel separation: 100 dB
- Distortion: 0.002%
- Line output: 2V
- Headphone output: 12 mW
- Digital output: optical
- Power consumption: 18 W
- Dimensions: 440 × 87 × 280 mm
- Weight: 4.7 kg
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